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20-02-2010, 10:06pm
What a day. We spent last night and today trying to download photos, but we are having an epic technamalogical fail and can't. I'll post up when I get home tomorrow (this is Heidi incidentally).
Nigel was the star of the day, rode Eastern Creek with him him in September, and he was very capable. Yesterday, he was a ROCKSTAR. None of us could believe how much he has improved since last time we saw him. He kept modestly saying, 'oh it is the bike', f*** THAT, he is a brilliant rider! Did you SEE the photos of his lean angle? For a moment I was reminded of TYCHO at Phillip Island, just a second before he crashed, he remembers thinking, I wonder how low you can lean a busa'. I think Nigel is showing us.
Pan was a local bike whore, he rode four bikes in six sessions, and each time he came back, he'd spend quite a bit of time ruminating on which bike he would chose for the next session. I was happily bootling around on the RGV, not going terribly fast but having a lovely time. I took Bruce's big bore (more about that later) around and saw Pan cornering on the RGV, with one foot on a peg and his knee tucked around the seat for stability, then the rest of him hanging on the track as he climbed off the bike like a monkey. So THAT'S how you are meant to ride the damn thing! Pan was also in charge of snacks and did one hell of a job with his 'ethnic' food.
Bruce took out the big bore for a few sessions to scrub in new tyres and brake pads. Nigel and I went up to the roof to take some photos, and it was all but impossible to photograph, it was just so damn FAST! As all the headlights came around the top of turn 12, you couldn't tell which one was the big bore untill all the other headlights appeared to stand still as the big bore just stepped away. That thing is FAST.
I had a very low-key day, for some reason I just didn't have the mongrel in me. I was perfectly happy just pootling around on the RGV. Just before session 6, Bruce took me aside and said, 'why don't you go out there and push yourself?' I went out there and f*** ME, I wish I'd thought of that earlier!! I took the big bore out for a session, and it is the most beautiful bike, Pan described it as 'honest', I described it as a throughbred. It is remarkable. Deliverable power, stunning set-up and just a revelation to ride. I could have spent all day on it. Don't get me wrong, I was TERRIFIED of crashing it, but it was astounding. I'm counting my money to see if I can get one for the Gen 1.
So to sum up, the weather was perfect, not too hot or glarey. The company was brilliant, Pan is always fun and I love Nigel. Bruce was a champion loaning all of his bikes to Pan and I, with no mention of what would happen if we crashed them, more a constant concern for our safety. We met a lovely guy from Wollogong who ended up pitting with us and quite a few RATS. It was just a really nice day and I can't wait for the next one. I slept well last night!!
Nigel was the star of the day, rode Eastern Creek with him him in September, and he was very capable. Yesterday, he was a ROCKSTAR. None of us could believe how much he has improved since last time we saw him. He kept modestly saying, 'oh it is the bike', f*** THAT, he is a brilliant rider! Did you SEE the photos of his lean angle? For a moment I was reminded of TYCHO at Phillip Island, just a second before he crashed, he remembers thinking, I wonder how low you can lean a busa'. I think Nigel is showing us.
Pan was a local bike whore, he rode four bikes in six sessions, and each time he came back, he'd spend quite a bit of time ruminating on which bike he would chose for the next session. I was happily bootling around on the RGV, not going terribly fast but having a lovely time. I took Bruce's big bore (more about that later) around and saw Pan cornering on the RGV, with one foot on a peg and his knee tucked around the seat for stability, then the rest of him hanging on the track as he climbed off the bike like a monkey. So THAT'S how you are meant to ride the damn thing! Pan was also in charge of snacks and did one hell of a job with his 'ethnic' food.
Bruce took out the big bore for a few sessions to scrub in new tyres and brake pads. Nigel and I went up to the roof to take some photos, and it was all but impossible to photograph, it was just so damn FAST! As all the headlights came around the top of turn 12, you couldn't tell which one was the big bore untill all the other headlights appeared to stand still as the big bore just stepped away. That thing is FAST.
I had a very low-key day, for some reason I just didn't have the mongrel in me. I was perfectly happy just pootling around on the RGV. Just before session 6, Bruce took me aside and said, 'why don't you go out there and push yourself?' I went out there and f*** ME, I wish I'd thought of that earlier!! I took the big bore out for a session, and it is the most beautiful bike, Pan described it as 'honest', I described it as a throughbred. It is remarkable. Deliverable power, stunning set-up and just a revelation to ride. I could have spent all day on it. Don't get me wrong, I was TERRIFIED of crashing it, but it was astounding. I'm counting my money to see if I can get one for the Gen 1.
So to sum up, the weather was perfect, not too hot or glarey. The company was brilliant, Pan is always fun and I love Nigel. Bruce was a champion loaning all of his bikes to Pan and I, with no mention of what would happen if we crashed them, more a constant concern for our safety. We met a lovely guy from Wollogong who ended up pitting with us and quite a few RATS. It was just a really nice day and I can't wait for the next one. I slept well last night!!